2011 Hawaii Rush Holiday Soccer Camp Coaches

Mehdi Ballouchi
Ballouchy played in the youth system of Raja Casablanca before moving to the United States in 2000 at the age of 16. He attended Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California, and played a year of college soccer at Creighton and two at Santa Clara, where he was named first team All-American in 2005. He also briefly played with Boulder Rapids Reserve in the USL Premier Development League. Ballouchy signed a Generation Adidas contract with MLS, and was taken second overall by Real Salt Lake at the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. During his time with RSL Ballouchy appeared in 46 league matches scoring 2 goals and recording 2 assists. After spending two years in Utah he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for Kyle Beckerman in July 2007. During his stay with Colorado Ballouchy played primarily as an attacking central midfielder, but also saw time at right midfield. With Colorado he appeared in 77 league matches, scoring 7 goals and recording 18 assists. His most productive season for Colorado was in 2009 when he appeared in 28 league matches scoring two goals and providing seven assists. On September 14, 2010 Ballouchy joined the New York Red Bulls in a trade for Macoumba Kandji. New York coach Hans Backe had been looking for an attacking midfielder throughout the season and the acquisition of Ballouchy ended the club's search. On September 16, 2010 Ballouchy debuted for New York wearing the number 10 shirt and scoring a goal in a 2-2 draw against FC Dallas. On October 21, 2010 Ballouchy started for Red Bulls in a 2-0 victory over New England Revolution which helped New York clinch its second regular season Eastern Conference title.

 
Carrie Dew
A former standout defender at the University of Notre Dame, Dew was twice named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2006, 2008). She needed little time to turn heads in South Bend, earning a spot on the starting lineup in just her freshman season and receiving an honorable mention to the All-Big East Team. She eventually capped off her college campaign by anchoring a defense which played in the 2008 NCAA College Cup Finals before falling to the University of North Carolina, 2-1, behind a pair of goals by current Sky Blue FC forward Casey Nogueira. She next played in the USL W-League that following summer and won a league title with the Pali Blues Soccer Club. The San Diego native was then selected in the second round of the 2009 WPS Draft by FC Gold Pride, starting 11 of 15 matches during her rookie year. She also contributed a goal and an assist to the offensive cause over her first professional season. During the 2010 campaign, she started all 17 games she played and scored a goal for the eventual WPS Champions. She was a member of the U20 WNT squad and was part of the U20 women’s team that competed in the world cup in Russia.